Novice Surgeon Portal Preference to Visualize the Femoral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Footprint: The Accessory Medial Portal Offers Improved Visualization.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate participant opinions on the appropriateness of different viewing angles by asking 8 questions, using visual content techniques.

Methods

Survey information from participants was used in this study. We used images of a patient who was operated on for symptomatic knee instability. Participants were asked whether the visual angle could determine the femoral tunnel entry point or evaluate anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) integrity.

Results

Questionnaires were completed by 40 participants. When all responses were evaluated, participant opinions on the accessory medial portal (AMP) were more positive than opinions on images taken from the anterolateral portal (ALP). These observations were statistically significant (P < .005). Both ACL integrity as

SUBMITTER: Eren MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220608 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature